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Formaldehyde Ethyl Terpinyl Acetal

CAS
EC
Material type
synthetic aroma chemical
Canonical source
arctander
Formulation

Usage guidance

Suggested min
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Cost
Stock
Compatibility tags
green
How it behaves

Olfactory profile

Family
herbal
Note tendency
Middle
Descriptors
fruitygreenherbaceoussweet

A fresh, green-fruity acetal with a diffusive citrus-peel character and a soft herbal-terpenic backdrop. It reads as slightly aldehydic and airy, contributing a lift reminiscent of crushed leaves and lime zest, with a mild woody-terpenic drydown from its terpineol origin.AI · claude-opus-4-7

Intensity
5 / 10
Tenacity
4 / 10
Volatility
7 / 10
Reverse-composition

Contained in

Other ingredients whose composition declares this material as a constituent. The percentage shown is the supplier-declared concentration in that parent.

Ingredient%Range
Elemol ex Elemi1–10%
Terpinyl Acetate
chemicals · No. 1406

Arctander monograph

Perfume and Flavor Chemicals, page 576.

tenacity · moderate
herbaceoussweetfruitygreen
MW
214.34
BP
MP
Sp.Gr.
Refractive n
Rotation
Appearance

Colorless oily liquid.

Solubility

Insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol and perfume oils.

Odor

Herbaceous, sweet-green and slightly fruity-ethereal odor of moderate tenacity.

Uses in perfumery

Suggested for use in fragrance compositions, but does not seem to offer any advantage over Terpinyl acetate plus sweet-herbaceous-green chemicals.

Production

Produced from Formaldehyde diethylacetal plus Terpineol by short-time heating.

Identity
Aliases · 2
TerpineolTerpinyl acetate
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